60NYT > Roy S. Johnsontopics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/j/roy_s_johnson/index.html?rss=1Recent and archived news articles by Roy S. Johnson of The New York Times.Copyright 2014 The New York Times Companyen-usFri 09 Dec 2016 22:39:34 -0500http://static01.nyt.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gifNYThttp://www.nytimes.comNONFICTIONhttp://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/10/books/in-short-nonfiction-849088.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssLEAD: OVERTIME: A Twentieth Century Sports Odyssey. By Peter Schwed. (Beaufort, $15.95.) Many young sports fans know the joy of settling onto a grandfatherly lap and listening to colorful tales from someone who professes to have seen Babe Ruth swing...By ROY S. JOHNSONSun, 10 Jan 1988 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/10/books/in-short-nonfiction-849088.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssRice Has 49ers In Good Handshttp://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/14/sports/rice-has-49ers-in-good-hands.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssLEAD: YOU can't help but notice the hands.By ROY S. JOHNSONMon, 14 Dec 1987 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/14/sports/rice-has-49ers-in-good-hands.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssKnicks Romp Past Nuggetshttp://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/11/sports/knicks-romp-past-nuggets.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssLEAD: During three years as a marketing representative for I.B.M., Stu Jackson learned much about product presentation and consumer relations. Those lessons served him well last night in another, very different, capacity.By ROY S. JOHNSONFri, 11 Dec 1987 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/11/sports/knicks-romp-past-nuggets.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssRare Easy Game for Knickshttp://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/09/sports/rare-easy-game-for-knicks.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssLEAD: Either Rick Pitino is a supreme motivator or the Washington Bullets have serious problems.By ROY S. JOHNSONWed, 09 Dec 1987 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/09/sports/rare-easy-game-for-knicks.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssPitino's Patience Is Wearing Thinhttp://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/08/sports/pitino-s-patience-is-wearing-thin.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssLEAD: So much for patience. Rick Pitino had finally had enough. The 35-year-old first-year coach of the Knicks, who has strived to maintain a positive spirit amid trying times, made that clear Sunday evening.By ROY S. JOHNSONTue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/08/sports/pitino-s-patience-is-wearing-thin.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssJackson, Once Overlooked, Earns Knicks' Confidencehttp://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/07/sports/jackson-once-overlooked-earns-knicks-confidence.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssLEAD: A VERITABLE fortune is spent on scouting these days. Each season, coaches and scouts from National Basketball Association teams travel the country, evaluating college players and viewing hours of videotaped college games.By ROY S. JOHNSONMon, 07 Dec 1987 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/07/sports/jackson-once-overlooked-earns-knicks-confidence.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssKnicks Humbled By Blazers, 117-99http://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/07/sports/nba-knicks-humbled-by-blazers-117-99.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssLEAD: Winning breeds an uncanny confidence, even amid inexplicable adversity.By ROY S. JOHNSON, Special to the New York TimesMon, 07 Dec 1987 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/07/sports/nba-knicks-humbled-by-blazers-117-99.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssCARTWRIGHT A TOPIC OF TRADE FOR KNIKCShttp://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/06/sports/pro-basketball-cartwright-a-topic-of-trade-for-knikcs.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssLEAD: Al Bianchi, the Knicks' general manager, confirmed today that he has held discussions with Dallas about a trade involving Bill Cartwright and Detlef Schrempf, the Mavericks' 6-foot-10-inch forward.By ROY S. JOHNSON, Special to the New York TimesSun, 06 Dec 1987 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/06/sports/pro-basketball-cartwright-a-topic-of-trade-for-knikcs.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssFinal-Period Slump Hits Knicks Againhttp://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/05/sports/final-period-slump-hits-knicks-again.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssLEAD: It was a night for surprises for the Knicks, and one in which they again showed a penchant for losing tight games.By ROY S. JOHNSON, Special to the New York TimesSat, 05 Dec 1987 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/05/sports/final-period-slump-hits-knicks-again.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssSuns Lose the Ball; Knicks Just Losehttp://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/04/sports/suns-lose-the-ball-knicks-just-lose.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssLEAD: Bad hands won out over bad shooting tonight as the Phoenix Suns gained a 120-114 victory over the Knicks at Veterans Memorial Coliseum.By ROY S. JOHNSON, Special to the New York TimesFri, 04 Dec 1987 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/04/sports/suns-lose-the-ball-knicks-just-lose.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss